Who am I? RBLXImagineer. Redcliff Elite Commander. Korblox Death Speaker. Alar Knight of the Splintered Skies Korblox General. TMNT Promo Doombringer

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2 Who am I? RBLXImagineer Redcliff Elite Commander Korblox Death Speaker Alar Knight of the Splintered Skies Korblox General Circuit Breaker TMNT Promo Doombringer

3 Other Projects Ninja Time Pirates

4 Other Projects Jetpack Fighter

5 Other Projects RWBY Fan Art

6 What makes an immersive world? Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Night in the Woods Ni No Kuni 2 Horizon Zero Dawn

7 Before We Start Think big, then narrow, test, refine. Impact at a global level Work with simplified proxies Test and verify Be flexible and non-destructive

8 First Think Globally What are the needs of your gameplay? What is the tone you re going for? How will your players see this world?

9 Letting Gameplay Drive Direct obstacles (Obstacle Course) Open World (Sandbox) Guided Journey (Linear RPG) First Person Shooter (FPS)

10 Open World (Sandbox) Free Roaming with: Many PoI to drive interest Will provide obstruction to provide passive paths Will rely heavily on repeated asset usage Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

11 Obstacle Course (Obby) Linear Level with: Needs clear play area. Background should be more subtle Assets that are obstruction to feel 1:1 to their collision Donkey Kong Country 2/Tropical Freeze The concept applies 2D or 3D

12 What is the tone? How it should feel Dark and Moody Light and Playful Deus Ex: Mankind Divided/Ni No Kuni Mystery and Adventure Energetic and Frantic No Man s Sky/Night in the Woods

13 How will the player see your world? Your player s perspective FPS Third Person Isometric Firewatch/Horizon Zero Dawn/Transistor

14 Perspective is key FPS Over the Shoulder Witcher 3 Witcher 3 Mirror s Edge Mirror s Edge

15 What makes an immersive world? Cohesion Consistency in your models Texture and Material Consistency Strong Unifying Lighting

16 Model Consistency What s makes a mesh Detailed or minimalistic Chunky or Thin Volumes The Silhouette

17 Models: Mesh Style Inconsistent Consistent

18 Models: Mesh Style Inconsistent Consistent

19 Models: Silhouette Chunky Simple shapes Minimal density Thin Complex shapes Heavy density

20 Models: Silhouette Chunky Simple shapes Minimal density Thin Complex shapes Heavy density

21 Paint your world Why color matters Set tone or mood Player focus Enhance lighting Neon District Infinite Effect

22 Color Setting Tone Deus Ex Mankind Divided Mass Effect Andromeda Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Ori And The Blind Forest

23 Textures Color Theory Dominant Colors Similar Hue Complimentary for focus Similar Saturation

24 Driving Player Focus - Goal Mirror s Edge

25 Driving Player Focus - Enemies Ori And The Blind Forest

26 Driving Player Focus - Pathing Ni No Kuni 2

27 Your Assets Textures The paint job Photorealistic or cartoony Your palette Baked lighting vs real time

28 Textures Your Style Detailed Minimal Simplified Texture No Painted Lighting Similar saturation

29 Textures Your Style Detailed Painted Similar Saturation Lighting Painted In Style of Painting

30 Let there be light Pull It All Together Root everything in the world Provide context/direction Set mood or tone Toy Story 3

31 Setting the Tone

32 More Roblox Examples Feed Your Pet Small Games 2029 Z0LL Rip Ur Toaster - OriginatedSystemized Bootleg Buccaneers Bee Smelly

33 Building the Basics

34 Building the Basics - Greyboxing Establish the play areas Placeholders for Points of Interest Testing for player mobility and focus

35 The Future is Bright Start setting tone Testing lighting against object placement Avoiding textures/materials

36 Populate and Polish

37 Thank You! List of Recommended Roblox Games Neon District Infinite Effect Bootleg Buccaneers Life of an Otaku Innocence EggHunt 2018 Contact Info Roblox and Twitter: RBLXImagineer

38 Thank You! List of Recommended GDC Talks